30.12.2017 14:11
A briefing on “Cooperation between
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in 2017 and prospects for its development for
2018” was held at the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in our country.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Uzbekistan Daniyar Sydykov and
others informed journalists about the new stage of cooperation between
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan and ongoing large-scale activities on its
further development.
2017 became a historic milestone in
development of cooperation between our countries. In one year, the
Presidents of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan met six times, many
intergovernmental, inter-parliamentary and inter-departmental visits,
business forums, exhibitions of national products were held. The first
international motor rally on the route “Tashkent – Andijan – Osh –
Irkeshtam – Kashgar” was successfully conducted. Direct links between
the border territories have been established, which has created an
opportunity for the population living on bоth sides of the border to
visit relatives and friends.
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation has
an important place in bilateral relations. Days of Culture of
Uzbekistan were held in Kyrgyzstan this year. Artists tours of the
theater of Kyrgyzstan in Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan artists in Kyrgyzstan
were held. Masters of arts of Kyrgyzstan took the second place at “Sharq
taronalari” international festival in Samarkand. The “Chingiz Aitmatov
and Uzbekistan” exposition was recently opened at the National
University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek.
It was noted at the briefing that the
first foreign official visit of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic
Sooranbay Jeenbekov to Uzbekistan, held on December 13-14, 2017, was
another bright embodiment of the principle “Central Asia – the main
priority in foreign policy of Uzbekistan”. The agreements reached within
the framework of the visit show that confidence and cooperation between
our countries are being strengthened at a new level.
On December 23 of the current year, the
opening ceremony of the first flight of “Air Manas” air company on
“Bishkek – Tashkent – Bishkek” route took place. On December 25-27, the
third meeting of the working group consisting of representatives of
Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China was held in order to implement the
agreements on construction of the railway “Uzbekistan – Kyrgyzstan –
China”, in Tashkent.
It is planned to further promote
trade-economic contacts along with all spheres, increase mutual trade to
500 million US dollars in 2018. In our country, it is planned to hold
Days of culture and art of Kyrgyzstan, widely celebrate the 90th
anniversary of the birth of Chingiz Aitmatov.
Today, an atmosphere of fruitful
cooperation has developed between our countries. Over the past year,
achievements equal to a decade have been achieved. All this is the
result of wise policy of the heads of the two states aimed at expanding
and strengthening centuries-old friendship and good-neighborly relations
between our people.